Add Some Local Flavor to Your Next Event—If You Dare

Locally sourced food and beverage at events is all the rage, but that's usually referring to ingredients, not the dishes as a whole. Most regions have their own, sometimes quirky food specialties that could be a highlight of your BEO. Or possibly have the opposite effect.

Sure, you likely won't go wrong including some cheesesteak luncheons at your next meeting in Philadelphia, or some deep-dish pizza when in Chicago, but what about a Garbage Plate while convening in Rochester, N.Y., or a hot beef sundae at a Midwest meeting?